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2020 250cc FOUR-STROKE MOTOCROSS SHOOTOUT
SHOOTOUT
T
he 2020 model year brought
about some big changes at
Kawasaki. After resting on
their laurels for the 2019 model year,
Team Green came out with an all-new
KX250 for 2020. They left hardly
anything untouched from the frame,
suspension, motor, brakes, bodywork
and everything in between, the Kawi
crew was most intently focused on
three things: power, power and power.
That is indeed the wow factor on
the Kawasaki. From the midrange
through the top, it pulls hard with an
exciting punch of power. "Hands down
this bike has the best motor," one vet
expert tester said. "This bike rode like
a KTM 350." The mid-to-top torque
range is very robust, but is also a trad-
eoff, coming at the expense of low-
end and roll-on power. And while the
Kawasaki had its fans, not everyone
agreed it was the best power of the
bunch—the Yamaha and Husqvarna
also receiving nods in the category.
The KX250 comes equipped with
three plug-and-play fueling couplers,
here again, the most aggressive was
the choice of just about all our riders.
Even for our novice tester, the ag-
gressive coupler was preferable due
to the better roll-on power it provided.
Whether you're revving it or lugging
it, riders across the spectrum from
novice to pro thought the Kawi could
benefit from improved bottom-end
response in order to get out of
corners easier.
KX250
KAWASAKI
